A surgical marker/connector in the form of a circular ring includes a
plurality of small suture attachments that are disposed about the
periphery of the ring. The suture attachments preferably are in the form
of loops that lie in a plane that includes the ring itself. The loops are
large enough to receive sutures which, in turn, can be used to connect
the ring to a portion of a patient's body, or to connect separate
portions of a patient's body to each other using the marker/connector as
an intermediate connector. At least a portion of the marker/connector is
made of a material that can be observed by fluoroscopic examination.